LIKE Sam Allardyce, I'm disappointed at the crowds Bolton have been getting this season.

We are third on merit in what is a very competitive division and bigger crowds backing (rather than barracking) our team can only help.

I agree with many of the comments in the BEN on Saturday regarding the price of football and the club should follow up the well-received season ticket discounts with various schemes to make match day prices more affordable.

I was amazed however, to read some Bolton fans still whinging about the move to the Reebok.

There is no point getting into a debate about the whys and wherefores of the move, as it is clear that some people will refuse to listen to logic.

But the way some people talk you would think Horwich was on the moon.

Perhaps the Town Hall should have been demolished and the stadium built in Victoria Square!

One fan from Harwood said that real fans like him are refusing to travel to the opposite end of town

After spending eight hours in a car to watch the great performance at Norwich I'm sure I'm not the only Bolton fan who would question who is a real Bolton fan.

The large number of bus routes on match day means no one can use the excuse that the Reebok is inaccessible.

Fortunately, despite people suggesting otherwise, crowds have been bigger than the last few years at Burnden.

The average crowd for the three seasons at the Reebok (One Premiership season, two Division One) is 18,000, whilst the last four seasons at Burnden (One Premiership, three Division One) was 14,500 - and two of those Division One seasons were promotion seasons.

Michael Clarkson

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